Summary

Hassan was working in the kitchen one afternoon when his staff returned from their two-hour break. There was tension in the air. Hassan feared that a fight might break out between Jacques and Serge. They had gotten into it the day before. Jacques was reading the late edition of the France Soir. Suddenly he began shouting. Michelin had just given Hassan his third star. Hassan was happy, yet stunned. The staff banged pots and yelled and danced about. The news even made Serge and Jacques forget their differences and embrace each other in joy.

Hassan was in shock. There were only twenty-eight restaurants in all of France that had a three-star rating. He couldn’t believe that it had happened to him and his restaurant. Just then, Hassan was advised that he had a phone call from the director of Michelin making the awarding...